The Constitution Review

What long term effect did the Northwest Ordinance have on the settlement of the Great Lakes Region?

• It removed all Indians from the region.

• It established a democracy in the region.

• It outlawed slavery in the region.

• It opened up more land for settlement in the region.

Suggested by Roger Sherman it solved the most important disagreement at the Constitutional Convention, the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Electoral College Compromise

• The Federalist Compromise

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a

• monarchy

• republic

• theocracy

• sovereignty

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it had to be approved by

• 7 states

• 13 states

• 9 states

• 11 states

Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washginton

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

The division of powers between the national government and the states is a

• local system

• feudal system

• federal system

• national system

What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

• voting on a bill

• the executive branch

• vetoing

• checks and balances

What were supporters of the new Constitution called?

• Federalists

• Nationalists

• Antifederalists

• Jeffersonians

Which idea about government did NOT come from the philosophies of John Lock?

• People have Natural Rights

• Government’s job is to protect rights

• Separation of Powers

• Government’s power comes from people

What was America's first national constitution called?

• American Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Republic Plan